The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-17
COLONIAL NEWS.
The following is summary OF news
taken from colonial files to hand by the
Royal Mail steamship Mariposa:

The following Is summary OF news
taken from colonial files to hand by the
Royal Mail steamship Mariposa:
Colonial Revenues.
The Victorian revenue last year showed
an increase of G413 ,099.
The Tasmanian revenue returns are
reported satisfactory.
The South Australian revenue during
the last quarter OF the year amounted to
e421 OPS, both taxation and Customs
showing a marked falling off.
The New Zealand financial year ends
in March, and the revenue is considered
certain to fall short of the Colonial
Treasurer's estimate The country is
averse to borrowing at present, and pub
lie expenditure will probably be curtailed,
while there are rumors Of increased Gus
toms duties
Miscellaneous.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are
to be invited to the proposed Melbourne
Centennial Exhibition in 1888.
The British Government has declined
the financial offers of the Australian
colonies regarding New Guinea, but will
continue the protectorate.
Heavy rains are reported from Vic
toria, Queensland and New South Wales,
and in the latter serious floods
St. Benedict's, Il. G.. Church, Newton,
Auckland, was destroyed by fire De-
cember 18th.
The steamer Brunswick has been
totally wrecked in the Manning River,
n. S. w.
-Four murders are reported from the
Kimberley gold fields.
One million pounds in gold have been
withdrawn from the Bank of England
for Australia
The trial of Thomas Hall, charged
with the murder of Captain Cain, has
been Professionally postponed to January
oath.
The Victoria wheat crop is likely to
be very largely in excess of that of last
year.
The Teetulpa gold fields, lately dis
covered in South Australia, continue to
yield good results
During last year the number of new
insolvents in New South Wales aver
aged over 100 month
A movement is on foot in the northern
districts of New South Wales to form a
separate colony.
A fire occurred in a drapery store in
Adelaide December 31st, involving a
loss of EGO, 900 and two lives
The New South Wales Emigration Of
flee in London has been closed.
1t is understood that the Minister of
Justice in New Zealand will introduce
bill for the abolition of Coroners' iuries.
The steamer Corangamite, while on
voyage from Sydney to Melbourne, went
ashore at Jervis Bay. No lives were
lost.
The railway goods shed at Dunedin
was destroyed by fire December 9th.
Loss, nearly $4,000.
The town of Napier suffered a severe
calamity on December 18th, when fire
CiOnO OuC WHICH was HOC eAIIuSulSlleu
until somewhere about two acres in the
center of the town had been cleared.
The buildings destroyed included a
number of shops and business premises,
as we'll as two newspaper offices, another
being damaged. The loss is roughly es-
timated at between 940, 900 and e60, 900, !
only part of which is covered by insur-
ance.
The lads condemned to death in Sgd |
ney in connection with the Mount |
Rennie outrage were to be executed |
January 9TH.
The labor market in Sydney, recently
so depressed, is improving.
A fire occurred in Hobson street,
Auckland, December 18th, by which
five two-story shops were destroyed.
Loss, about 900
Pacific Island Notes.
1t is announced that Bougainville,
Choiseiul and Isabel, the three principal
Islands in the Solomon group, have been
by Germany.
The Agents General OF the Australian
colony are in favor of the creation Of
some form OF joint jurisdiction over the
stands of the Pacific by the Powers in
crested, for purposes of police and the
securing of titles to land.